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“It seems fantastical”
― Yesterday's Paper
― Yesterday's Paper
“We must respect that silence and make our decisions and judgments based upon science and fact and simple old-fashioned common sense—a commodity absent for too long from those in governmental elevatia, where its employ would do us all much good.”
― Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
― Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
“I am an Episcopalian but belong to no congregation and am not a believer in any formal sense, if that’s what you mean. But God and I are on perfectly good terms. And now, if you’ll excuse me”
― Such Good Friends: A Novel of Truman Capote & Lee Radziwill
― Such Good Friends: A Novel of Truman Capote & Lee Radziwill
“Benghazi demonstrated the willingness of Republican leaders and their media allies to exploit the deaths of Americans and propagate baseless conspiracy theories to advance their political interests.”
― Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
― Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
“The old white men who run this country are scared. And people do stupid, ugly things when they’re scared.” She leaned close. “But they’re counting on their power and our fear.”
― The Women
― The Women
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